Moving to Bulgaria - All you need to know
In the current
climate, moving to Bulgaria on a permanent basis is a complicated
matter, although this should change with entry into the EU. Having
entered Bulgaria on a long stay visa, you must contact the
Ministry of Internal Affairs to apply for a long-term or a
permanent residence permit. See more about visas here.
Providing you have the means to
support yourself, have made social security payments, have
accommodation and medical insurance arranged, a permit for up to 1
year may be granted if you:
- Have a work permit to take up
full-time employment
- Have a business in Bulgaria
with vacancies for at least 10 Bulgarian citizens
- Are starting a full-time
course at a Bulgarian educational institution
- Are married to a Bulgarian
citizen or to a foreigner who is a permanent resident
- Are the financially secure
parents of foreign permanent residents
- Have been admitted for
long-term hospital treatment in Bulgaria, with the means to pay
for treatment and support yourself
- Are retired, with sufficient
means to support yourself
- Have a permit from the
Ministry of Labour to be self-employed in Bulgaria
Residence permits for an
indefinite length of time may be issued if you:
- Have lived in Bulgaria
permanently for 2 years, after marrying a Bulgarian
- Have lived there legally for 5
years
- Are of Bulgarian ethnic origin
- Are the child of a Bulgarian
citizen or a foreigner with permanent residence
- Have invested over a certain
amount of money in the country
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